May 06, 2014, 1:05PM

Overall business confidence added 1.9 points in April to hit 53 points on a 100-point scale where 50 is neutral. Fifty-three is the best reading in a year and a half since just before the debt-ceiling crisis. Full story »

October 01, 2013, 1:45PM

Business confidence in the state's economy rose 2.8 points in September to 51.5 points on a 100-point scale where 50 is neutral, Associated Industries said. While above neutral, September's 51.5-point reading is exactly where the Business Confidence Index was a year ago in September 2012. Full story »

July 03, 2013, 8:00AM

Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a Boston-based statewide industry group, surveys its members each month as to business conditions then plots a confidence index on a scale of 1 being lousy up to 100 with 50 being neutral Full story »

April 04, 2012, 2:07PM

30 percent of the Associated Industry of Massachusetts survey respondents expect to add to their staffs in the next 6 months, 10 percent foresaw having to lay people off, and the remainder plan no changes. Full story »